A brief history of melancholy - Courtney Stephens

I really like this video - I think it shows the history of sadness well - I am a big fan of TED too. I wonder if we do actually produce black bile like what the Greeks use to think and if we do if we could just suction that stuff out when we get sad! Food for thought huh - have a nice day :)

Bad Bike Locks

Today my bike lock failed on me. Its on a slow painful death. I cycled into work and it began to rain - looks like October weather has truly started. Its becoming hat and glove weather again - oh no. Let's break out the sweaters too while we are at it. Anyway here I am with the key of the bike lock twiddling with it for dear life trying to get the lock of the lock (I know nuts!) to lock! It pretty much defeats the whole purpose of being a bike lock! Don't even get me started on my cell phone - that's a whole new other post. Anyway some body-builder dude walks over and smiles and says here would you like me to give it a try? At this point I think sure why not - its so damn hard he might not even get it! I nod my head deflated that I can't seem to do it myself. He does it in ten seconds flat. I awkwardly thank him and walk on. I watched him thinking what did he do differently that made the thing actually lock? nothing was my conclusion except maybe he used more force on it than I could ever possibly physically do. Then he says to me just as I go to leave - sometimes you just need a man around to do this stuff? Really I thought! I don't think so lol - I muttered to myself as I am a very independent individual and rarely do I like to depend on anyone to do stuff...but since he looked so happy and he did such a nice gesture for me I chose to let it go. And now I need to think about letting the bike lock - well...eh go!

Song of the Day: Frozen - let it go - the sing-a-long ;)

Jon Gomm - Passionflower

Look how this guy plays guitar and sings along - beautiful piece :) its also a wonderful new approach to guitar playing. Keep up the good work Jon...posting it up on my blog to inspire others!

Head Lice - warnings of "outbreak" in schools

Its that time of year again. Your kid goes back to school....and then within 4-5 weeks of them being back one kid in your kid's classroom gets sick with lice. Oh no! Then the school texts your phone and tells you there has been an "outbreak". Should I call in the Hair Force http://www.thehairforce.co.uk/the-enemy/the-products-dont-work/ (worst case scenario I imagine) or get those robo combs on Ebay http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/MEDISANA-ELECTRIC-LICE-COMB-/271513424985?pt=UK_Health_HealthCare_RL&hash=item3f37761459 and electrically fry them out of their hair or go with a more traditional root...route...root being the wrong word huh lol...or stick with the old-fashioned but trusted manual nit comb: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Nit-Comb-Comb-for-Headlice-Removes-Head-Lice-and-Eggs-/221562440511?pt=UK_Health_Beauty_Hair_Care_Brushes_Combs_PP&hash=item3396268b3f

Either way I am going to be picking this cost-effective 3-1 in shampoo up now among using neem oil and Tea Tree Shampoo... http://www.tesco.ie/groceries/Product/Details/?id=259437927

Let's hope if we get this problem - they won't be drug-resistant mites. Hopefully this blog entry will help others who on Friday received a text message like that from their schools - have a good week-end!!

The Purple Store - for everything well..purple :)

My little girl Isabella loves purple! I don't know if your little girl is the same...but when she was one years old - she never really was into pink - it was actually the colour blue that she loved. Then she hit 2 and we upgraded to Purple and we stuck with that colour too when she hit 3 and now that she is 4 she is starting to go for rainbow colours :) so needless to say her art is starting to really look interesting and she is starting to draw some really good stick figures :) Anyway I thought my readers my like to know where you can now find a purple store online - how cool...click here

Posting Somewhere over the Rainbow song just for her....I like this version that is on Youtube - enjoy and have a nice day :)

How to glam up your eyes quickly! - gorgeous eye-shadow set

How beautiful are these pigmented eye-shadows sigh and the set is up on Ebay!! :) I had to share this with you and the set even comes with a little mirror hurrah.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/130873576785

Example video of how you can use them :)

Radio Shows I like

I like the Tom Leykis Show. I know some of his opinions can be totally and utterly against women and sorry to say this Tom, but well I feel at times wrong.

I know that he expresses certain view points I don't agree with at all but my golly at the same time, he sure does a good radio show so hats off there. He often says some politically incorrect things but I like what he has to say a lot of the time.

He is not a fan of marriage. Fine - no issue there if that is how you feel but then again it might not suit him. Doesn't mean at the same time that it won't suit someone else or that we are all doomed to end up alone!

He broadcasts 5 days a week - keeps his material fresh and new etc. so at least he has the get up and go in terms of motivation.

I don't think Tom is too much anti-woman, he just doesn't like it when a woman takes from a guy all the time and doesn't seem to give back in return
or expects guys to rescue them - so yes fair enough maybe he is saying to women become more independent! so is that really a bad message then? I think not.

Maybe I feel challenged to say all this. Either way I hope it causes no offence to Tom or anyone out there. Maybe I feel his voice lends itself to radio perfectly. Whatever the case may be, I hope he doesn't finish it up and keeps doing his own thing. You can find him here

Maybe my blog can be as successful as your radio show Tom.  I just want to add in if this blog ever does become successful I will send you a thank you note at the very least in terms of  inspiring me to do something new and fresh :) have a nice day!!